Estimates-1930 — Page 45

Head 25.-MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

Head 25.-MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

b-beads :-

1 Personal Emoluments

Other Charges

A.-Staff.

Conveyance and motor allowances to :—

Director and Deputy Director of Medical and Sanitary

Services at $660 each.............

6 Medical Officers, 4 at $660 each, 1 at $360, and 1

at $216

1 Visiting Assistant Medical Officer to Chinese Hospitals

and Dispensaries at 900

1 Medical Officer for Schools at $360.

1 Senior Health Officer at $660

5 Health Officers at $660 each...........

1 Chinese Health Officer at $360

1 Accountant at $120

1 Chinese Medical Officer at $660

I Chinese Medical Officer at $144

1 Chinese Medical Officer at $120

1 Radiologist at $150)

1 Principal Matron at $180.

1 Masseuse at $180

1 Matron, Peak Hospital, at $240

3 Matrons at $120 each.

1 Home Sister and 31 Nursing Sisters, at $90 each..

2 Nursing Sisters, Private Nursing Staff, at $120 each

Peak Travelling Allowances to:

15 Sisters at $120 each

6 Probationers at $90 each

1 Clerk, 1 Dispenser & 1 Dresser, Victoria Hospital, at

$144 each

3 Transport

4 Rent of Premises for Dispensaries and garage

B.—General.

Approved Estimate, 1929.

Estimate, 1930.

$

595,607

698,066

15,042

18,162

(1)

600 1,074

600 1,074

5 Artificial Limbs

600

6 Bedding and Clothing"

22,000

600 19,000

(2)

7 Board for 1 House Physician, 1 House Surgeon and 1 House

Obstetrician at $365 each

1,095

1,095

8 Board and Lodging for 6 Pupil Midwives, at $96 each 9 Books

576

576

150

250

(3)

10 Cleansing Materials

Dental Stores

12 Equipment for Malarial Research Officer

13 Anti-malarial Field Works

5,500

5,500

3,000

3,000

2,000

2,000

5,000

5,000

14 Fuel and Light

46,000

49,500

(4)

15 Furniture and Repairs to Furniture ...

9,000

10,000

(5).

16 Grants to Protestant and Roman Catholic Chaplains for

Religious Services

1,800

1,800

17 Incidental Expenses

2,500

2.700

(6)

18 Maintenance of lunatics at Canton

17,000

17,000

19 Medical Comforts

3,000

2,500 (7)

0 Medicines, Surgical Appliances and Instruments

60,000

21 Provisions for Patients

118,000

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12 Tung Wah and Kwong Wah Hospitals, Medicines

3 Upkeep of X-Ray Apparatus

4 Ventilation of Operating Theatre

25 Washing,

26 Expenses of Courses of Study and attendance at Medical

Congresses

5,000 4,500

800

15,000

16,500

Carried forward

934,844

(9)

5,000

6,000

(9)

800

(9)

5,000

(10)

1,071,723

70,000 (8) 130,000

(1) Increase in number of posts eligible,

(2) Less cost for upkeep.

(3) More books.

(4) More patients and installation of Electric Refrigerators.

(0) More cost for upkeep of furniture.

(6) More adverisements for vacancies.

(7) Lower cost for Medical comforts.

(8) More new instruments and replacement for old instruments. (9) More patients.

(10) Transferred from Special Expenditure as a recurrent vote.

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